Vismia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae.

[1] Members of the genus are small trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical areas of Central America and South America.

[2] Including the countries of Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.

The genus name of Vismia is in honour of Gérard de Visme (c. 1725 – c. 1797), a French and English merchant in Lisbon, Portugal.

[1] Plants of the World Online accepts 48 species;[1]